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Becca Taylor awarded Dr. Joane Cardinal-Schubert Fellowship for Indigenous Curators
Date: Aug 13, 2018
Through this Fellowship, Becca will research and work with Indigenous artists to potentially increase representation in the AFA collection.
AFA provides supplemental project funding Alberta Culture Days 2018
Date: Jul 20, 2018
The AFA will offer one-time project funding to support Alberta Culture Days 2018 celebrations led by Indigenous and Culturally Diverse communities.
Place presented by Brian Webb Dance Company
Date: Aug 1, 2018
PLACE premiered on August 9 & 10 at 8 PM at The Theatre Lab (Allard Hall, MacEwan University).An AFA 25th Anniversary Commemorative Art Project
AFA Public Art Commission Awarded to Portage College
Date: Apr 24, 2018
This funding will be used to commission three pieces of work from Indigenous artists for MOAPPA's Celebrating New Dawn project.
AFA Commemorative Project "All the World’s a Stage"
Date: Apr 23, 2018
A short documentary film on renowned Calgary theatre artists will play in Edmonton and Calgary. It has been nominated for three AMPIA awards.
Budget 2018
Date: Mar 22, 2018
On March 22, the Government of Alberta announced its 2018-19 budget, which maintained a $31.5 million allocation to the AFA.
Explore the economics of Alberta art
Date: Feb 27, 2018
On Feb. 27, 2018, Statistics Canada released Culture Satellite Account economic data for the Canadian arts, culture and sport sectors from 2010-2016.
DataLog : Art Encoded - An Emerging Curator Exhibition
Date: Feb 8, 2018
DataLog : Art Encoded fully embraces and uses the resources of the digital realm to exhibit selected artworks from the AFA Collection
Double Take: An Emerging Curator Exhibition
Date: Feb 8, 2018
Double Take, curated by Shannon Bingeman, challenges perceptions of logical order.
Senator Tommy Banks passes away
Date: Jan 26, 2018
Our sincerest condolences to friends and family of Senator Tommy Banks: an iconic figure of the Alberta arts community.